The Portugal National Football Team is known for its trickery and skill, its attitude and flair, and it is those qualities that inspire the global power’s latest away kit for 2015-16, perfectly punctuating the team’s national identity.
This latest kit represents a return to the predominantly black away kit for the team, but it’s anything but understated. The bold black background is printed with a vivid chest band that mixes stripes of red and electric green in varied widths, accomplishing a “speed” effect that reconciles with the team’s fast-paced brand of play.
Further, those two colors connect with the palette of the Portugese flag, while the style in which they manifest evokes paintbrush strokes. The contemporary black V-neck collar gives the shirt a modern look, meanwhile, transitioning to contrast red around the back of the neck, while the inside-back-collar boasts an armillary sphere graphic — a nod to Portugal’s history at sea.
The away shirt will be paired with solid-black shorts, while black socks finish off the kit.
The new Portugal away kit for 2015-16 will be available in stores worldwide beginning March 21.